Péter Dobszay, Junior Prima Award-winning conductor and organist, is one of the most sought-after and versatile musicians of his generation. He serves as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra and as Music Director of the National Theatre of Szeged. He earned his degrees from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. From 2013 to 2023 he was organist of the Dohány Street Synagogue, and from 2015 he has been the first organist of the Church of the Holy Angels in Gazdagrét.
His operatic conducting repertoire is extensive: he has conducted Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Così fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Cavalleria rusticana, Bánk bán (The Viceroy Bánk), and Hunyadi László, among others. He also feels a deep connection to the art of ballet, which he always finds inspiring. At the Hungarian State Opera, he has conducted such works as The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, and La Bayadère.
He has conducted almost every symphony orchestra in Hungary, including the National Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and has returned to work with many of them regularly. As guest conductor, he frequently collaborates with the Budapest Operetta Theatre.
He considers the presence of contemporary music essential in concert life: as a conductor, he has made several “Z recordings” for Hungarian Radio and has premiered numerous new works. He was both a finalist and the Audience Award winner at the 2017 Maestro Solti International Conducting Competition. His conducting engagements have taken him to Japan, Russia, Germany, Romania, and Italy, while as an organist he has performed in Israel, Switzerland, France, Austria, and North Macedonia.
